EP2004899A4 - Insertion coupling type fan housing and dryer having the same - Google Patents

Insertion coupling type fan housing and dryer having the same

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Publication number
EP2004899A4
EP2004899A4 EP07745687A EP07745687A EP2004899A4 EP 2004899 A4 EP2004899 A4 EP 2004899A4 EP 07745687 A EP07745687 A EP 07745687A EP 07745687 A EP07745687 A EP 07745687A EP 2004899 A4 EP2004899 A4 EP 2004899A4
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Prior art keywords
dryer
same
fan housing
coupling type
type fan
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Application number
EP07745687A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2004899A1 (en
EP2004899B1 (en
Inventor
Hyoung Tae Yoon
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WiniaDaewoo Co Ltd
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Daewoo Electronics Co Ltd
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Publication of EP2004899A1 publication Critical patent/EP2004899A1/en
Publication of EP2004899A4 publication Critical patent/EP2004899A4/en
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Classifications

    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/02Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
    • D06F58/04Details 
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20General details of domestic laundry dryers 
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/42Casings; Connections of working fluid for radial or helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D29/4206Casings; Connections of working fluid for radial or helico-centrifugal pumps especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/4226Fan casings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/60Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling
    • F04D29/601Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/02Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
EP07745687.9A 2006-03-29 2007-03-28 Insertion coupling type fan housing and dryer having the same Not-in-force EP2004899B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR1020060028637A KR100751784B1 (en) 2006-03-29 2006-03-29 Dryer having insert type coupling structure for fan-housing
PCT/KR2007/001523 WO2007111482A1 (en) 2006-03-29 2007-03-28 Insertion coupling type fan housing and dryer having the same

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2004899A1 EP2004899A1 (en) 2008-12-24
EP2004899A4 true EP2004899A4 (en) 2011-06-29
EP2004899B1 EP2004899B1 (en) 2013-12-25

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Family Applications (1)

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EP07745687.9A Not-in-force EP2004899B1 (en) 2006-03-29 2007-03-28 Insertion coupling type fan housing and dryer having the same

Country Status (4)

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US (1) US20070227031A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2004899B1 (en)
KR (1) KR100751784B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2007111482A1 (en)

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US5987771A (en) * 1997-12-05 1999-11-23 Curtin; Jason Quinn Scent charged aeration capsule assembly for hair blower
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US6386123B1 (en) * 2000-08-30 2002-05-14 Jakel Incorporated Blower housing with maximized interior spacing
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US4865517A (en) * 1988-07-11 1989-09-12 Heil-Quaker Corporation Blower with clam shell housing
US5257904A (en) * 1991-01-18 1993-11-02 Sullivan John T Volute housing for a centrifugal fan, blower or the like
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KR100576616B1 (en) * 2004-09-06 2006-05-08 삼성전자주식회사 Clothing dryer
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2140085A (en) * 1983-05-18 1984-11-21 Seeley F F Nominees Centrifugal fan volute
US5281092A (en) * 1991-01-18 1994-01-25 Sullivan John T Volute housing for a centrifugal fan, blower or the like
US5443364A (en) * 1993-10-18 1995-08-22 Carrier Corporation Snap-fit inducer housing and cover for gas furnace
KR19980031019U (en) * 1996-11-30 1998-08-17 구자홍 Tub and Tub cover fastening structure of drum washing machine
US5954476A (en) * 1997-08-12 1999-09-21 Fasco Industries, Inc. Snap-fit blower housing assembly and seal method
US5987771A (en) * 1997-12-05 1999-11-23 Curtin; Jason Quinn Scent charged aeration capsule assembly for hair blower
EP1094224A2 (en) * 1999-10-19 2001-04-25 ebm Werke GmbH & Co. KG Radial fan
US6386123B1 (en) * 2000-08-30 2002-05-14 Jakel Incorporated Blower housing with maximized interior spacing
US20050132603A1 (en) * 2003-12-19 2005-06-23 Lg Electronics Inc. Dryer
EP1589144A2 (en) * 2004-04-21 2005-10-26 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Clothes drying machine
US20050252032A1 (en) * 2004-05-11 2005-11-17 Lg Electronics Inc. Clothes dryer

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See also references of WO2007111482A1 *

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US20070227031A1 (en) 2007-10-04
KR100751784B1 (en) 2007-08-24
EP2004899A1 (en) 2008-12-24
EP2004899B1 (en) 2013-12-25
WO2007111482A1 (en) 2007-10-04

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